The Effect of Information and Coping With Anxiety Training Given to Women Before Hysterectomy on Their Level of Anxiety

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Information and Coping With Anxiety Training Given to Women Before Hysterectomy on Their Level of Anxiety: A Post-Test Randomized Controlled Experimental Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05436691
• Other study ID #: MersinCity
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Mersin Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of information and coping with anxiety training given to women before they undergo hysterectomy on their anxiety levels. Design and Methods: The parallel group post-test randomized controlled experimental design was used in the study. The study sample comprised 59 women.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 59
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• agreeing to participate in the study,
• being able to speak and understand Turkish,
• being in the age group of 18-65 years,
• being admitted to the aforementioned clinic with a planned hysterectomy surgery,
• not having any health problems preventing the person from hearing and speaking,
• being conscious, being oriented and cooperated,
• not having received any training on hysterectomy before the surgery and during discharge.

Exclusion Criteria:

• not agreeing to participate in the study,
• not being able to speak and understand Turkish,
• being under the age group of 18 years,
• not being admitted to the aforementioned clinic with a planned hysterectomy surgery,
• having any health problems preventing the person from hearing and speaking,
• not being conscious, being oriented and cooperated,
• having received any training on hysterectomy before the surgery and during discharge.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders
• Hysterectomy

Intervention

Other:
• Information and Coping with Anxiety Training
Informing and Coping with Anxiety Training was given to the experimental group before the operation through a prepared booklet.The information booklet about the training was created by the researchers by reviewing the current literature. The booklet provides information for patients scheduled for hysterectomy about how to cope with surgery-related anxiety. The booklet provides information on what the hysterectomy is, why it is performed, what risks it has, what should be done before, during and after the hysterectomy, what rules the patient should comply with after hysterectomy, in which cases she should present to the health institution, what changes she might experience in her social, physical, sexual and emotional life after the surgery. The booklet also provides information about discharge training and coping with anxiety.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Mersin University	Mersin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mersin Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Scale.	The total score obtained from both scales varies between 20 and 80. It states that 0-19 points mean no anxiety, 20-39 points mean mild, 40-59 points mean moderate, 60-79 points mean severe anxiety, and individuals with a score of 60 and above need professional help	preoperative